Mugwort-fennel-allergy-syndrome associated with sensitization to an allergen homologous to Api g 5

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 130-137

  Borghesan, F ^a   Mistrello, G ^b   Amato, S ^b   Giuffrida, M G ^c   Villalta, D ^d   Asero, Riccardo ^e  

^a Private Clinical Practice   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Immunologia Clinica e Virologia   (Italy)

^e CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergens; Celery; Cross reactivity; Fennel; Food allergy; Mugwort

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; API G 5 PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PERIODATE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; API G 5 ALLERGEN, CELERY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PLANT ANTIGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FENNEL; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTEMISIA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FOENICULUM; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLEN; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEOMICS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ARTEMISIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS REACTIONS; DATABASES, PROTEIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOENICULUM; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROTEOMICS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885439548     PISSN: 17641489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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